Elder brother's garrison

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"Huh? What are you talking about?" Just then, Admiral Lian ran up behind Xiaobai and Admiral Haoding, drawn by the scent. She looked at Admiral Haoding warily. "You two didn't secretly say anything bad about me to Little Cutie while I was away, did you?"

"Sister Lian, no..."

"Hmph... Haoding is an honest man, so I'll trust you!" Admiral Lian stroked his chin and stared at Admiral Haoding for a while before turning his gaze away and saying, "Oh dear, I just took a quick look at the sea area of ​​8-4, and the concentration of deep-sea aura in the area is only about 10% or 20% stronger."

"Then, by the same logic, the deep-sea strength of 8-4 should also be 10-20% stronger," Xiaobai said.

"Hmm... During battle, even the slightest increase in enemy strength will have a noticeable impact. If the enemy suddenly becomes 20% stronger, clearing 8-4 might not be as easy as 8-3," Admiral Lian said to Xiaobai and Haoding. "Although it's not like we can't beat them, this time, we'll probably really have to get serious..."

"Challenges make victory more fulfilling!" Admiral Haoding laughed from the side.

"Haoding, you're always so optimistic," Admiral Lian said helplessly. After thinking for a while, she said to Xiaobai and Haoding, "Oh right... I want the ship girls to go for a spin on the surface of the sea and fight a random deep-sea amphibious ship team, okay? Just one spot to test the depth. When they come back, I'll share the combat experience with you."

"Huh? Of course, that's possible. Why did you specifically tell us?" Xiaobai was taken aback.

"Ugh... this isn't fair..."

"fair?"

“If I secretly score a point, it’s the same as being one point ahead of you… If we make this point information public, it will be fair.”

"It's only one point, that's not really a lead..."

Xiao Bai smiled and shook her head, but still readily agreed.

With Shiro's consent, Admiral Lian was relieved and cheerfully pulled her ship girl toward the shore of 8-4.

Admiral Lian's ship girls, having prepared their ship equipment and ready for battle, stepped onto the water.

It was merely exploring the first point in the 8-4 sea area, exchanging brief blows with the deep-sea enemies to test their strength. For battle-hardened ship girls, this level of combat was nothing more than a warm-up.

Therefore, although the ship girls were on high alert, their expressions were relatively relaxed.

However, just as Admiral Lian's ship girls released their ship equipment and stepped onto the 8-4 sea area.

"boom"

A powerful surge of energy emanated from the dark horizon.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, a massive pillar of light, powerful enough to pierce the heavens and the earth, radiating a dazzling golden light, broke through the fog at the edge of the 8-4 sea area and rose into the sky.

Chapter 2950: The Admiral's Guild.

It was almost time to leave work. Luo Yingying, the diligent and conscientious temporary supervisor, had just finished a long day of heavy work. In the quiet office, Luo Yingying placed the last completed form on the table, then stretched with a great sense of accomplishment as she looked at the mountain of documents piled up in front of her.

"Hmm—this is—the last one."

Luo Yingying lay on the chair, stretching and yawning, her long legs arching and bracing themselves against the edge of the chair.

Just then, there was a knock on Luo Yingying's office door.

After the knocking stopped, a ship girl with a composed and calm expression walked in carrying a stack of new documents.

Entering the room was Luo Yingying's ship girl, Shenying.

"Admiral, are you free? There are new documents coming down from the front desk." Shenying said to Luo Yingying, who was sitting in a chair stretching, while holding the documents.

"...It's almost time to get off work. Let's deal with the new documents tomorrow." When Luo Yingying heard the words "new documents," her delicate eyebrows trembled uncontrollably at first, but soon she sighed helplessly and said to Shenying, "I just finished processing the work I booked for today."

After Luo Yingying finished speaking, she clenched her fist and pounded her shoulder, putting on a pitiful look as if she was very tired, in accordance with the lines she had just spoken.

"Admiral... I'm afraid it won't work." Shenying shook his head as he watched Luo Yingying's actions.

"What's wrong! It's after get off work hours now, does anyone think they can force me to work?!" Upon hearing this, Luo Yingying immediately raised her eyebrows and retorted unhappily.

"...These new documents are from the top ten admirals."

"So what if they're the top ten admirals... top ten... oh... top ten." Luo Yingying muttered angrily, but after a couple of muttered words, her imposing manner vanished. She quickly sat up from her chair, pushed aside the documents in front of her, and made room for them. "Quickly, quickly bring up the information on the top ten admirals!"

Shenying stepped forward and placed several stacks of documents in front of Luo Yingying.

“These documents… oh, they’re application forms for submitting kill certificates and applying for the qualification to explore the 8-4 sea area. It seems that the top ten admirals have already cleared the 8-3 sea area.” Luo Yingying picked up the documents on the table and looked at them. She crushed the documents in her hand. “One, two, three, four, five… only five copies. That’s alright. I’ll finish them in a little while.”

Luo Yingying murmured to herself, humming softly as she placed the documents on the table, took out a writing brush, and bent down to scribble away.

"Admiral, I'm sorry to have made you work overtime again." Shenying said apologetically to Luo Yingying, who was writing at her desk.

"Sigh... It's alright, the documents of the top ten admirals should be processed with the highest priority..." Luo Yingying shook her head, then turned to Shenying and smiled, "Besides, this workload is not much, it will only take about ten minutes to process, it won't affect getting off work."

"Um……"

"Speaking of which, have the top ten admirals already left?"

"Ah."

"Have the pioneering qualifications for 8-4 been approved in advance?"

"Yes, four were approved."

"What about the other one?"

"Admiral Haoding originally had the authority to develop four sea areas."

“Oh…that’s true.” Luo Ying responded softly, quickly writing on the document, “Logically speaking, if the application forms aren’t processed, the admirals who applied won’t be able to get the entry qualification for the next sea area. However, the top ten admirals have special status, and their time is precious. Since they have already submitted their application forms and kill certificates, they should be given the entry qualification for the next sea area in advance, regardless of whether the application forms are valid or not…Divine Eagle, you front desk staff are doing a great job.”

As Luo Yingying spoke, a relieved smile gradually filled her face.

The divine eagle beside her tilted its head, staring at Luo Yingying's expression.

"Admiral."

"Huh? What for?"

"Have you been recently..."

"?"

"...You seem to be in a good mood lately," Shenying said to Luo Yingying after thinking for a while.

"Ah... really?" Luo Yingying said with a soft laugh.

"You smiled about 70% more often today than you have in the past few days."

"It's that obvious."

"Has something good happened?" the Divine Eagle asked.

“Divine Eagle…you don’t understand.” Luo Yingying listened to Divine Eagle’s words and a satisfied smile appeared on her face. “Sometimes, being in a good mood is not because something good has happened, but because nothing has happened at all.”

"don't know."

"Hmph... Admiral Lu Lin hasn't come to the Admiral's Guild to see me for several days now." Luo Yingying put down her pen, her gaze filled with emotion as she looked out the office window. "Ah... This feeling is just so wonderful—it's like being back in my mother's arms, safe and peaceful. I no longer worry about Admiral Lu Lin suddenly causing trouble. And because Admiral Lu Lin hasn't been contacting me lately, my workload has decreased significantly. I don't have to drop everything to respond to her every time she calls. Now I can complete my work on time and according to plan, without having to work overtime or worrying about any unexpected events... This is just so great!"

As Luo Yingying spoke, she couldn't contain her emotion, her eyes bulging with tears, and she clenched her snow-white fists tightly.

"For me, these few days are a vacation, peaceful and carefree. This is a vacation—I don't have to think about anything related to Admiral Lu Lin. I can enjoy my work to the fullest, stay in this little house that makes me feel safe, and leave work on time..."

Just as Luo Yingying was getting more and more excited, suddenly, the building beneath her feet began to tremble slightly.

Luo Yingying, who was making grand pronouncements, slipped and fell back into her chair with a thud.

Then, right before Luo Yingying and Shenying's eyes, a huge, seemingly all-encompassing golden pillar of light rose from the sky above the office window, directly facing the sea.

Boom boom boom boom boom————

The enormous golden pillar of light almost completely dispersed the dark clouds in the sky, and as the light grew increasingly intense, tangible earthquakes also spread.

Luo Yingying was stunned.

Beside Luo Yingying, the Divine Eagle stared at the dazzling golden beam of light outside the window, its eyes narrowing slightly before returning to normal.

"Such a strong throbbing..." the Divine Eagle murmured to himself, clutching his chest.

Shenying clearly remembered seeing a similar white beam of light when the ship girls were created before. Every time the research construction machine unlocked the technology lock, a similar pink beam of light would rise from the ground... This beam of light was completely different from the previous ones. This time it was golden, and judging from the distance, it was much larger than the previous two.

"A research ship girl has been born... the color is wrong." Shenying tilted her head and said to Luo Yingying, who was sitting blankly in the chair, "...Sigh, Admiral, it seems your vacation is coming to an end again."

"what……"

"Judging from this situation, it seems that the last of the three special ship girls, the salvage ship girl who symbolizes absolute force, has finally appeared."

……

8-4 Sea Area.

Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom—

With a deafening roar like an earthquake and tsunami, the golden pillar of light that reached the sky lasted for several minutes before, to the astonishment of Xiaobai and the top ten admirals, it transformed into countless golden feathers on the distant horizon, separating and dissipating.

As the golden pillar of light dissipated, the trembling beach and the roaring sea finally calmed down, leaving only layers of black waves crashing against each other under the watchful eyes of the admirals.

On the shore, Xiaobai and the other five top ten admirals looked at each other a few times.

"Huh? Wait, what was that just now..." Admiral Lian stared wide-eyed, pointing her jade-like finger at the spot where the golden pillar of light had appeared, "...a golden pillar of light! Could it be...could it be, could it be, could it be!! That...that...that...that was—"

Admiral Lian stammered as he shouted at the crowd.

"Salvage the ship girls!" In the end, it was Admiral Ling who picked up Admiral Lian's words.

"Yes! Salvage the ship girl!" Admiral Lian quickly turned around and put her hands on Admiral Ling's shoulders. "Salvage the ship girl! This time the beam of light is completely different from the previous two. As expected, this is the beam of light of the third special ship girl!"

"It really is..." Duan Shuiliu covered his mouth, staring at the horizon.

"Hmm... that huge golden pillar of light appeared the instant Admiral Lian's ship girls stepped onto the water." Admiral Haoding laughed at everyone, then said loudly, "Hahaha! I understand! It seems that the condition for the appearance of this last salvage ship girl is that someone must activate all the sea area nodes and lead the ship girl to the surface of 8-4! As expected of the last of the three special ship girls, this is indeed very fitting for the identity of a salvage ship girl!"

Listening to the discussions of the admirals around him, Xiaobai gazed at the horizon and slowly withdrew his surprised look.

"I never expected... the pillar of light for salvaging ship girls would appear at this time..." Xiaobai looked thoughtfully at the end of the sea, "And the location where the pillar of light appeared, I never expected, would be the end of the 8-4 sea area... This is really..."

"Wow! That's awesome!" Admiral Lian, who was standing to the side, immediately smiled broadly and excitedly told everyone, "We were just talking about salvaging ship girls. I was worried about what would happen if we finished clearing the 8-4 area and no ship girls appeared. But they've appeared now!"

"As expected, Lady Luck is on our side!" Admiral Ling shouted excitedly to the crowd.

Chapter 2951 Work is on Tonight

"Wait a minute... no, no! Come to think of it, salvaged ship girls... are still ship girls, right? If that golden beam of light just now really meant that a salvaged ship girl had been born, then based on the location of that golden light, the salvaged ship girl is currently in the deepest part of the 8-4 sea area?"

Admiral Lian was just about to celebrate when she realized something and asked everyone with concern.

"Does this mean that the salvaged ship girl is currently in her deep-sea lair?"

"Oh right, that's true!" Admiral Ling realized her sister's deduction. "Wow... good heavens, the depths of the 8-4 sea area... isn't that like lambs to the slaughter?"

“No matter how strong a ship girl is, she is still just one person. If she is left in the deepest part of the sea full of Abyssal ships, facing endless enemies... even the salvaged ship girl with the highest combat power among the three special ship girls probably won't last long, right?” Admiral Lian asked the group. “After all, once a ship girl's equipment is damaged, there is no way to repair it at sea without a quick repair device.”

"Oh no, this salvage ship girl is in danger!" Admiral Ling shouted. "Regardless of who this ship girl belongs to, if we leave her alone, she'll probably be crushed to death by the Abyssal Fleet! We have to go and rescue her quickly!"

"Hahaha! I never expected that the first day of salvaging ship girls would be an event to rescue them!" Admiral Haoding laughed loudly. "This kind of unexpected situation is really exhilarating! Take me with you on the next expedition!"

"Quick, quick, my ship girl is still on the water!"

"I also……"

Admiral Lian and Admiral Ling urged them on rapidly from the side.

The three admirals made a move to set sail.

However, just a second before Admiral Haoding, Admiral Lian, and Admiral Ling were about to command the ship girls to step onto the water, Duan Shuiliu quickly stepped forward and pulled the three of them back.

"Duan Duan! What are you doing! The situation is critical!" Admiral Lian shouted to Duan Shuiliu.

"Duan Duan, there's no time now, get in the car!" Admiral Ling said.

"Admiral Duan? Why are you stopping us?" Admiral Haoding stopped and looked at Duan Shuiliu with a puzzled expression.

“…You three, don’t be impulsive.” Duan Shuiliu sighed and said to the three people in front of her, “We haven’t explored the map of 8-4 yet, it’s too dangerous to go out to sea now.”

"Damn it, Duan! Of course we know it's dangerous! But... we can't just leave the ship girls to be salvaged in the deep sea!" Admiral Lian said to Duan Shuiliu. "Without a map of the sea, although the sea is full of uncertainties, with our command skills and the strength of our ship girls, it's not impossible for us to go out to sea and organize a rescue plan!"

"Don't rush." ​​Duan Shuiliu shook her head, looked at Admiral Lian in front of her, and added, "You're always in a rush."

"I..." Admiral Lian opened her mouth, but the next second, she closed it again, looking aggrieved. She asked Duan Shuiliu pitifully, "Then... then Duan Duan, what do you think we should do?"

"There must be a reason why the salvaged ship girl appeared in the depths of the sea," Duan Shuiliu said calmly. "Each of the three special ship girls has unique characteristics that ordinary ship girls do not possess. Perhaps the special feature of this salvaged ship girl is that she can coexist peacefully with the deep-sea amphibious ship."

"Huh? Is that so?"

"My guess."

"Just a guess..."

"Everything has a cause and an effect," Duan Shuiliu said. "Perhaps the situation isn't as bad as we think."

"Hmm... Can salvaged ship girls coexist with the deep sea..." Admiral Haoding thought for a while, nodded, and then said to Duan Shuiliu, "Admiral Duan, your hypothesis is really constructive."

“Yes, and it’s getting late today. Night is about to fall, and the sea will be closed off.” Duan Shuiliu shook her head and said to everyone, “If we force an expedition at this time, and we don’t have a map of the sea area, even if we are the top ten admirals, we will start to take certain risks—I don’t want anyone to take any risks.”

Duan Shuiliu's words silenced the admirals present.